Our Firm in the News
Parent visa backlog leaves local families in immigration limbo
December 29, 2021
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On the U.S. Department of State website, the National Visa Center said the COVID-19 pandemic "continues to severely impact the number of visas our embassies and consulates abroad are able to process."
KARE 11 Investigates: Jailed, innocent, in labor – and shackled
October 28, 2021
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“This is a very clear case in which the law has been violated,” Shlafer said after reviewing the case for KARE 11.
Omar, immigration lawyers raise alarm over Somali deportations
September 16, 2020
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Advocates say a flight this week to Mogadishu may include passengers with COVID-19, which would be ‘absolutely catastrophic’ for Somalia.
Kim Hunter awarded the 2020 Earl Larson Award by the ACLU-Minnesota
July 23, 2020
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The John & Maggie Miller Earl Larson Award, which honors a member of the legal community who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to justice and civil liberties, will be awarded to Kim Hunter.
ICE urged to release detainees at COVID-19 risk
April 17, 2020
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Immigrant rights advocates are calling on state and federal officials to release hundreds of detainees from immigration detention during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meet the Women Fighting America's Border Battle
March 15, 2020
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Why you should care. Because there are only a handful of lawyers dealing with tens of thousands of asylum cases.
One year into President Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
January 7, 2020
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Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico now number 56,000